Cleaning the litter box? Here's another reason to wash hands

In today's Oregonian I read with interest about scientist who are exploring the notion that a cat parasite may cause schizophrenia in humans. That being toxoplasmosis.

You can protect yourself from from exposure: when you clean out your cat's litter box by washing your hand afterwards, wear rubber gloves when cleaning the box, keep your cat inside so he/she does not come into contact with infected rodents, wear rubber gloves when gardening, and cook meat thoroughly.

As one of the researchers pointed out this study is no reason for cat owners/lovers to panic. About 1.1 percent of US adults show signs of the psychosis.

If you didn't see the article (which is making its way through major newspapers across the country), click here to read it.